Tag: Banter

Kiss of the Basilisk | Lindsay Straube

Posted 07/11/2025 by Hilarye in Book Reviews / 0 Comments
Kiss of the Basilisk | Lindsay Straube
Star Rating: 2.5 Stars
Spice Level: 5 Flames
Series: Split or Swallow #1
Published by Bloom Books on 02/25/2025
Format: Kindle (525 Pages) πŸ“– Purchased
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About fifteen years ago, a friend of mine showed up at my house with a DVD in hand. (Stay with meβ€”I promise this story relates to this utterly unhinged book filled with basilisk banging.) The movie in question: Gentlemen Broncos. And if you’ve seen this cinematic fever dream, you probably know where I’m going with this. If you haven’tβ€”add it to your watch listβ€”you can thank me later. For the record, I watched all 90 Yeast-Lord-filled minutes of Gentlemen Broncos. I didn’t fall asleep. I didn’t pause to pee. I’m not entirely sure I blinkedβ€”or breathed. I was utterly […]

Scythe & Sparrow | Brynne Weaver

Posted 03/07/2025 by Hilarye in Book Reviews / 0 Comments
Scythe & Sparrow | Brynne Weaver
Star Rating: 5 Stars
Spice Level: 4 Flames
All-Time Favorite
Series: Ruinous Love #3
Published by Zando on 02/11/2025
Format: Kindle (416 Pages) πŸ“– Purchased
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Rose is a quirky motorcycle-riding, tarot card-reading circus performer who helps abused women escape their dangerous partners by ANY means necessary. Fionn is a sexy doctor with two serial killer brothers, two badass serial killer sisters-in-law, and a hefty dose of childhood trauma he’s desperately trying to escape. Together, Fionn and Rose crochet a sex swing with the Suture Sisters (a hilarious group of crocheting octogenarians), unalive a handful of abusive dudes (who REALLY deserved it), and experience some seriously fucked up stuff (The Phantom and David). They make cotton candy undeniably sexy (IYKYK), redefine sexy clowns (I’m […]